EnderWhen I first met Gabe—a month after our best friends started dating each other—I expectedawkward small talk and polite smiles. What I don't expect is the way he looks at me...like I’mimportant. Like he sees something worth knowing behind the walls I’ve built over the years.No one's ever looked at me like that before. Not my parents, who left me with scars deeper thansilence. Not one person—except maybe my best friends, who taught me how to survive when lovefelt like a myth... moreEnderWhen I first met Gabe—a month after our best friends started dating each other—I expectedawkward small talk and polite smiles. What I don't expect is the way he looks at me...like I’mimportant. Like he sees something worth knowing behind the walls I’ve built over the years.No one's ever looked at me like that before. Not my parents, who left me with scars deeper thansilence. Not one person—except maybe my best friends, who taught me how to survive when lovefelt like a myth.But Gabe's presence stirs something unfamiliar within me. A warmth. A hope. A terrifying, beautifulache. I don't know what these feelings mean, or if I'm ready to face them.All I know is...I want him to stay long enough for me to find out.GabeLife is finally falling into place—my best friend and I just opened our dream restaurant, andeverything feels right. Then he meets someone special. Luckily, this someone special comes with abest friend who stops me in my tracks.Ender is quiet, guarded, and heartbreakingly beautiful. One night is all it takes for me to know I wantmore. Then, just as quickly as he lets me in, he shuts me out. With every red flag I find, I know Ishould run. Anyone would, but I can’t. Because underneath all that pain and self-loathing issomeone worthy. I need him, and I think he needs me, too.Content WarningThis is an MM contemporary romance novel. If you love when opposites attract and a touch-starved,broken boy meets his sunshine, then you might love BLUE. This book contains content suitable forage 18+ readers only. Triggering topics such as, hypodermic needle drug use (not by an MMC), andemotional and physical abuse (non SA) from an MMC's parents, are present. Please see the full TWlist on the author's website before reading. less
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